1882
Born January 1, 1882
Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Rafael Figarola Notable
b. January 1, 1882 · Cuban Stars of Havana 1907–1908, 1911–1915, Stars of Cuba 1910, Cuban Stars West 1916, 1919, 1923, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1918
Rafael Figarola played for four clubs across 17 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cuban Stars of Havana in 1907 and closing with the Cuban Stars West in 1923.
Across 155 games he batted .242, with 119 hits and 52 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 11 doubles and 11 stolen bases.
He played 105 games behind the plate, with 491 putouts and 22 errors. He turned 12 double plays.
He was born in Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba on January 1, 1882. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907* | CSH | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| 1908* | CSH | 18 | 64 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| 1910* | SC1 | 21 | 76 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| 1911* | CSH | 15 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .217 |
| 1912* | CSH | 18 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| 1913* | CSH | 16 | 49 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| 1914* | CSH | 27 | 88 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| 1915* | CSH | 15 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| 1916* | CSW | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1918* | BRG | 6 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .360 |
| 1919* | CSW | 8 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| 1923 | CSW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| All seasons | — | 155 | 491 | 52 | 119 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 37 | 0 | 11 | .242 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Rafael Figarola, that is 1907–1919. Why totals can differ.